What does Braids mean?

Plaited hair/Cornrows (Braided hair) For example: "She get fine braids! (She has beautiful braids!)"

Where does the slang word Braids come from?

Braids is a slang term from Liberia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Liberia and across Africa.

Braids

🇱🇷 Liberia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Braids definition 1

Plaited hair/Cornrows (Braided hair)

"She get fine braids! (She has beautiful braids!)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇱🇷 Liberia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Braids 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Braids (Hair braids)

"Fresh braids (Fresh braids)"

Braids 🇿🇦 South Africa

Vlegsels (Plaited hair)

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🇱🇷 About Liberia Slang

Liberia slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

KASINARY has 1503 Liberia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Braids" Across Africa

This word is also used in 8 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Braids 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Braids (Hair braids)

Braids 🇿🇦 South Africa

Vlegsels (Plaited hair)

Braids 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Dafayir (Plaited hair)

Braids 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ብሬድስ/ሹርባ (Braids)

Braids 🇰🇪 Kenya

Shuka (Braids)

Braids 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Umusatsi uhujwe (Plaited hair)

Braids 🇿🇲 Zambia

Plaited hair

Braids 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Ama-braids (braids)

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